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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1996
Jinghui Li, Ontario, CA;
JDS Fitel Inc., Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A system for modifying an input optical signal by reducing its bandwidth and modifying its central wavelength has an optical circulator with at least three ports and at least two optical filters coupled to consecutive ports of the circulator. The first filter produces a predetermined reflected band off the input optical signal. The second filter produces a predetermined transmission band as a part of the reflected band. Either or both of the optical filters are tunable to shape and trim the input signal in a predetermined manner. A multi-channel and cascade configurations may be formed. The system may serve e.g. as a tunable filter or as an add/drop module in WDM communication networks.